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MenuTaylor Banks Computer Hacker, Business Hacker, Life Hacker. QED
Taylor Banks is a Hacker, Entrepreneur and Location-independent Startup Mentor. Founder @ ACE Hackware, Organizer and Mentor @dc404 and @cloudmeetup. Mastermind Coach. Passionate about Startups. Frequent Speaker on Anonymity, Privacy, and Security.
Download slides and watch videos of my security and privacy talks at Black Hat, B-Sides, DEF CON, The Georgia Institute of Technology, Hacker Halted, ISACA, ISSA, LayerOne, and ShmooCon on SlideShare and YouTube.
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TB$8.33/min per minute(2)Anonymity, Privacy and SecurityTaylor Banks • PeripateticCreated 11 years ago in Technology / MobileI've been in security since 1997, have held the CISSP certification since 2002, and have provided training and consultation across the globe to organizations including the FBI, NOAA, NSA and the United Nations, as well as all branches of the United States Armed Forces. Across the past decade, I've taught classes on Firewalls, Penetration Testing, Intrusion Detection, Incident Response and Computer Forensics, Web Security, Enterprise Virtualization and Cloud Computing. In that time, I have volunteered, spoken and keynoted at conferences and events including B-Sides, Black Hat, DC404, DEF CON, The Georgia Institute of Technology, Hacker Halted, ISACA, ISSA, LayerOne, NAISG, and ShmooCon. In 2006, I was featured on Wired.com for the release of an operating system of my own design that offered every-day citizens a level of privacy previously limited to government spooks and criminals. To me, you shouldn't have to be a criminal or a spy to deserve privacy! I love privacy, I embrace anonymity, and I teach and practice information security. I'd love to help you with all of the above.Taylor Banks Peripatetic(2)
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TB$8.33/min per minute(2)Lifestyle Hacking and Location IndependenceTaylor Banks • PeripateticCreated 11 years ago in Technology / MobileSince 2010, I've changed my business and my life to enable me to live, work and thrive wherever my dreams take me. Today, I run a successful e-commerce outfit that has grown by +/-300% year over year, and which I operate largely from an iPad with 100% outsourced and subcontracted assistants. To date, I've run my business from more than 16 countries around the world, and just recently sold 80% of my worldly belongings to move into an RV and travel full-time. :) If you also want to become location independent, I'd love to help you realize that dream!Taylor Banks Peripatetic(2)
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TB$8.33/min per minute(2)Bootstrapping and Online MarketingTaylor Banks • PeripateticCreated 11 years ago in Funding / BootstrappingIn 2010, when I decided to launch http://ACEHackware.com, I did so without so much as a smidgen of experience with e-commerce, online marketing or outsourcing. Today, that e-commerce business produces enough revenue to enable my wife and I to live wherever we want on less than 15 hours of work per week, while still seeing continuous growth of our customer base, revenue and net profits, month over month. If you're trying to bootstrap your startup, there's no better way to ensure success than by moving quickly and failing fast, and I'd love to help you by sharing the expertise I've developed as a result of my own stupendous successes and fantastic failures.Taylor Banks Peripatetic(2)
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Great conversation. Taylor has an amazing amount of insight.
Source: Clarity Henry Prince Jun 30, 2016Taylor is extremely knowledgable in his field and full of energy!
Source: Clarity Ted Myerson Jan 24, 2014Taylor was my trainer for my VCP classduring my first year at VMware. I am highly skeptical of instructor-led training... probably because I spent a good deal of time as a trainer myself for Microsoft and Citrix technologies. I don't give praise often or easily for other trainers, but I not only enjoyed my class with Taylor, but learned a great deal. He has an excellent knack for keeping the class moving as well as keeping the students interested. We managed to not only cover the required content, but also cover several ancillary topics that were highly helpful. I would be happy to take a class from Taylor again anytime.
Source: LinkedIn Tom Twyman Oct 8, 2013These days IT professionals are a dime a dozen, but if you want a top notch security professional who thinks outside the box, Taylor Banks is your man! He is constantly on the cutting edge of security trends, pushing the envelope, striving to improve his knowledge and the awareness of the community around him. I am happy to know Taylor and hold his security expertise in the highest regard.
Source: LinkedIn Joel Hart Oct 8, 2013Taylor is a fantastic resource. His breadth of knowledge was critical to the success we had at Caymas. I will continue to network with Taylor for the rest of my career!
Source: LinkedIn Kurtis Minder Oct 8, 2013Taylor has a thorough understanding of network security and is passionate about helping his customers protect their data. His commitment to customers and dedication to resolving their issues was commendable.
Source: LinkedIn Marc DeFrancesco Oct 8, 2013Taylor exemplifies professionalism and teamwork. Taylor is a team player that is always willing to offer input to improve processes and solutions. He is willing to go the extra mile to get things done.
I would recommend Taylor to anyone looking for an "A" player.
Taylor's passion for his work led him to be one of the most successful, popular instructors I worked with at VeriSign. He was instrumental in maintaining courseware for one of our most popular classes,and created one of our best classes! His work as on security assessments was always outstanding.
Source: LinkedIn Robert Snowdale Oct 8, 2013I worked with Taylor for about two years. He was the lead Sales Engineer for the South East Region that I supported in Channel Business Development as well as end user business development. He was always extremly knowledgable about not only the Caymas Technology but also competitiors and did a great job of relating to a customers particular enviroment. He was always straight forward and honest in what our capabilities were and were not. After several calls, I would get feedback from the customer and the partners that Taylor really knew his "stuff" and they appreciated his candor. Overall He was definately an asset to Caymas while he was here. If I was building an SE Team I would definately hire Taylor.
Source: LinkedIn Jon Meyer Oct 8, 2013Taylor is an exceptional engineer. I have seen him grow through the years and would hire him again. He has a keen eye for the creative, the absurd, and the technical. Give him a problem and he will solve it. Give him a challenge, and he will overcome it. Give him a cigarette and he will smoke it. There are few "A" players in the world. and you've just found one.
Source: LinkedIn Joseph Dell Oct 8, 2013Related experts
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